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JN'ITED STATES OF AMERICA. 



DEC 27 1897 



COMPLETE ROSTER 



OF 



Colonel David Waterbury Jr. s 

Regiment of 

Connecticut Volunteers. 



THE FIRST REGIMENT OF INFANTRY RESPONDING TO A CALL 

FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR THE DEFENCE OF NEW YORK 

CITY AGAINST THE BRITISH IN THE 

AMERICAN REVOLUTION. 



Now for the first time printed from manuscript records in the possession 

of the publisher, with notes, 

compiled from authentic historical sources, 

By A. H. Clark. 



1897. 

A. S. CLARK, 

174 Fulton Street, (opposite St. Paul's), 

New York City. 



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COMPLETE ROSTER 



OF 



Colonel DavidWaterbury Jr.'s 

Regiment of 

Connecticut Volunteers. 



THE FIRST REGIMENT OF INFANTRY RESPONDING TO A CALL 

FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR THE DEFENCE OF NEW YORK 

CITY AGAINST THE BRITISH IN THE 

AMERICAN REVOLUTION. 



Now for the first time printed from manuscript records in the possession 

of the publisher, with notes, 

compiled from authentic historical sources, 

By A. H. Clark. 



1897. 

A. S. CLARK, 

174 Fulton Street, (opposite St. Paul's), 

New York City. 

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Entered according to Act of Congress in the year iSgy, by A. S. Clark, 
in the office of the Librarian of Congress. 

All Rights Reserved. 









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HisTORiGAL Notes. 



A g;lance at the military and political affairs of the 
period, and an examination of the conflicting signs of the 
times will serve as a prelude to a short history of the regi- 
ment whose roster is here given. 

The opening of the year 1776, marked an historic era in 
the affairs of the new government in America, which was 
as yet in its formative stage. 

New York City, the same year, was one of the most im- 
portant towns in the British possessions in North America. 
While rather more cosmopolitan than Boston, it was British 
in the main, and some time prior to the period of which we 
write no where else might a more cheerful loyalty have 
been both expected and found. But Great Britain had not 
been kind to the city named for the Duke of York. A 
colonial policy exasperating in its details, and constantly 
tending toward separation, had been pursued for years. 
The colonies had at last rebelled, and while war had not yet 
been declared from want of an organization as yet suffi- 
ciently a mouth-piece to announce its purposes of offense 
and defence, war was a fact. The shot, the firing of which 
had been heard round the world, was now a matter of 
history ; the repulse of the troops of Britain at Bunker Hill, 
filled another page of the record, and the first day of Janu- 
ary, now just past, had witnessed the unfurling of the tri- 
colored American banner, not yet spangled with stars, over 
the Continental army, which under the command of Wash- 
ington was investing Boston. 

An anomalous state of affairs with regard to the gov- 
ernment of the city as also of the Colony of New York had 



existed for some time, dating back to the earlier of the 
oppressive measures of the British Ministry. A common 
parentage, added to the ties of relationship, had not been 
a sufficient restraining cause to prevent the growth of the 
party of liberty, which opposed the faction that still held 
the commands of king and cabinet as the rule and guide for 
their conduct of affairs. The earliest conflicts between the 
authority of the king and the people had been precipitated 
by the quartering of soldiers in the city, followed by the 
Stamp Act and other annoying measures. The representa- 
tives of the new party were mostly to be found enrolled 
under the name of an organization known as the Sons of 
Liberty. This society was more than a club. It was the 
embodiment of a new era. It contained in itself the in- 
centive to free speech and equal rights. Its members were 
the priests that attended at the altar of Liberty, and kept 
alive the sacred fire that burned thereon. The city, in fact, 
was loyal to the king, the common people however were 
not in accord with petty tyranny and aristocratic assump- 
tion. The Provincial Congress was more tory than patriot, 
more for conciliation than for defence. Hard pressed by 
public opinion, very slight concessions in the line of prep- 
aration had been made. 

The Provincial Congress had deputized a Committee to 
attend to public affairs when the Congress was not in ses- 
sion. Loyalty and timidity developed their fruit in these 
revolutionary committees. As opposed to the royalists, were 
to be found the Committee of One Hundred, consisting of 
the most reputable citizens and the Sons of Liberty, these 
two organizations being the patriotic force of New York City. 

The nearest supreme power in the land was the Conti- 
nental Congress, which in turn was more or less (generally 
less) supported by the State Provincial Congresses. These 
several fountains of authority were ever in conflict. Mean- 
time the adherents of the king sowed discord and disaffec- 
tion, and the crop matured and yielded an abundant harvest. 

The city was barren of defence. The Bay, the East 



River and the Hudson, were controlled by British men-of- 
war. Every succeeding week brought news which added to 
the feeling of discontent. The rumor that general orders 
has been issued by the British Ministry to burn the town, 
if rebel troops were allowed to enter it, had prevented the 
calling out of the forces of the state by any of the various 
timid committees. That an era of devastation was really 
going to be inaugurated, seemed to find color in the startling 
news of the burning of Norfolk, Virginia. 

Isaac Sears had been justly considered one of the most 
prominent members of the Sons of Liberty. No one could 
have been more obnoxious to the party of the king. He had 
never failed upon any known occasion to thwart their plans 
if possible, and more recently his conduct was such that 
even his friends had declared it "riotous and unjustifiable." 
Somewhat soured by this tribute, but not in any wise cast 
down, he had left the city for the camp at Cambridge, where, 
when arrived, he labored to convince the generals of the 
army that New York was a "nest of tories " needmg the 
most severe measures for their repression. His success was 
not very great except with General Charles Lee, who having 
lost favor with the British Ministry, and hence all hope of 
promotion, had recently espoused the cause of America. 
Lee was quite easily persuaded by Sears that the tories who 
were furnishing aid to the common enemy needed attention, 
and that he above all others was the person to lead a force 
against them, Lee then offered his advice to Washington, 
and suggested that he be empowered to visit Connecticut, 
and there raise a regiment with which he might effect the 
security of New York, and, incidentally, the expulsion of 
the tories. After some delay the needed consent was gained, 
and on the 8th of January, 1776, he departed on his mission. 
Upon his arrival at Stamford he found a Connecticut regi- 
ment under the command of Colonel David Waterbury, Jr. 
on the point of embarking for Long Island, to act in concert 
with another regiment under Lord Sterling. The wisdom 
of this movement was questioned, and after an acrimonious 



controversy, the regiment was disbanded. Colonel Water- 
bury had a reputation as a tory hater second to none, and it 
was believed that if once invested with authority, and also 
with the command of a regiment to execute his will, he 
would precipitate an attack from the British, where no de- 
fence was yet in readiness. 

General Lee was greatly incensed at what he character- 
ized as the "indecision" of Congress. He succeeded in 
persuading the Governor and Council of Connecticut to re- 
assemble the regiment of Waterbury. This command 
doubtless had in it some remnant of those heroes, who 
from the first had shared the fortunes of their colonel, to 
which were added the later enlistments. Waterbury, when 
but twenty-five years of age, was a lieutenant in the militia, 
and three years later a captain of the train band in Stam- 
ford. During the French and Indian War, he was in active 
service throughout six campaigns. He was with Sir William 
Johnson in 1755, and was present at Abercrombie's attack 
on Ticonderoga in 1758. Commissioned Lieutenant Colonel 
of the 9th Connecticut Regiment in 1775, a short time after 
he was appointed Colonel of the 5th. Four days later than 
the date of the last commission named. New York City, 
alarmed for its safety, called upon the Governor of Con- 
necticut for a regiment. Colonel Waterbury responded, 
and with his regiment marched to Kings Bridge. A change 
in affairs making his further service unnecessary, he was 
ordered with his troops to the Northern Department, where 
in due time he embarked at Ticonderoga with General 
Montgomery on the Canadian expedition, and later was 
present at the Siege of St. John's and surrender of Montreal. 
The writer has been quite explicit with the details of Colonel 
Waterbury 's service, as there is no doubt that many of the 
men who formed a part of his latest command, were sharers 
with him in all of the honors of his various campaigns. It 
seems quite impossible to determine whether this regiment, 
which is named in all of the general orders of the period 
as Colonel David Waterbury Jr. 's Regiment, had any 



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designating- number or not. No authority consulted by the 
writer leads to a positive decision, rather the contrary. There 
was a Colonel Waterbury, Senior, as also another fighting 
Waterbury. who styled himself David Waterbury 3d, the 
record of whose exploits add to the confusion in the various 
accounts. Since the five other regiments that were raised 
and equipped by the State at the same time Colonel Water- 
bury 's was, and were known by the names of their com- 
manders, it is safe to infer that it had no number. The 
standard of each command, by order of the State, was of a 
particular color, that of Waterbury's being white, bearing 
on one side the arms of the commonwealth and upon the 
other in golden letters the words " An Appeal to Heaven." 

While irregular in clothing and equipment, there was 
great regularity in the patriotic feeling that resided in the 
hearts of the men who bore this white banner of their na- 
tive state. These men were mostly substantial farmers, 
men of simple and rural manners, from an agricultural 
state where great equality of condition prevailed. Most of 
them were able to preside at a town meeting, and their 
notes of hand were worth their face in silver or golden corn, 
which was then reckoned its equivalent. The officers of 
this regiment of Connecticut men who left their homes for 
the defence of the principal city of a sister state, were men 
of culture and daring courage, neighbors and friends of the 
rank and file. 

As to the dingy regimentals with which a few of the offi- 
cers and men were provided, a word is quoted in their favor 
from a writer of that day. " Some of these worthy soldiers 
assisted in their present uniforms* at the reduction of Louis- 
burg, and their lank cheeks, and war-worn coats are viewed 
with more veneration by their honest countrymen than if 
they were glittering nabobs from India." Each man gen- 
erally provided his own weapon which varied in style as the 
taste of its possessor. The heavy rifle of the backwoodsman 
and the heavier gun of the duck hunter predominating. 

•■^Scirlet coats and trousers, with a triangular laced hat. 



Let us now turn for a moment to the dingy pages of 
the orderly book of this regiment, which half bound in 
deer skin, cut perhaps from the hunting shirt of one of these 
warriors, still remains, a silent witness of their deeds, and 
see what may be gleaned with regard to the progress of the 
enlistment, and such items bearing upon their march to 
New York as may be there recorded. The call seems to 
have been promulgated on or about the 15th day of January, 
1776, and on that day many men responded, as the 15th is 
set opposite their names on the roll. There is no recorded 
date later than the 28th, though it is evident that names 
were added after the regiment started on its march. Colonel 
Waterbury was in New York when the call was issued, he 
and the ever busy Sears having been engaged in an attempt 
to interest the Committee of Safety in a scheme for the 
nucleus of a navy. Waterbury remained in New York for 
a short time, while Sears hastened to Stamford, where 
shortly after his arrival he was appointed by General Lee as 
Deputy Adjutant General, and under that, to him pleasing 
title the first "General Order" in the book is signed. 
Waterbury joined his regiment on the 27th of January. 
Under date of January 29th, Colonel Waterbury is directed 
to move to Horse Neck, Rye and Mamaroneck, these three 
places marking the first three stages of the journey of the 
regiment citywards. By February ist, the troops had ar- ' 
rived at King's Bridge, and a general order is in evidence 
bearing that place and date at its head, the parole being 
Wooster, the countersign Arnold. This order "directs the 
regiment to march to the Upper Barracks in New York, and 
when there, it must strictly be seen too that the Men are 
not allowed to be Squandering about the Town in small 
parties." On the 4th of February, the regiment received 
their first rations, and the guard for the camp was organized. 
Then follows a list of some suspicious persons who were 
caught up by the ever zealous Lee, Sears, Waterbury Trio 
on their way to town, along with the names of some city 
tories that were placed in their hands for safe keeping. 



John Graham, for instance, is set down as " Suspision of a 
Tory," Wm. Lounsbury, "Suspision of Spikin a Cannon," 
Patrick Cronin "Tory," Canshe Hunt, " Susspision of 
Carring a Letter board Asia " (Man of War) etc., etc. 

The Upper Barracks to which reference is made, were a 
rehc of the French and Indian War, so named, to distinguish 
them from the Lower Barracks which were located near the 
present Battery Park. The Upper Barracks were a collec- 
tion of low structures built of logs, stretching along the 
upper end of the Common, as the Cit}^ Hall Park was then 
known, and reaching from Broadway street to Tryon Row, 
(now Centre) on a line with the present Chambers Street. 

The panic occasioned by the approach of the troops 
under command of General Lee, has probably never been 
equaled in the annals of the town. The crisis was supposed 
to have arrived, and that the streets would soon run red 
with blood was a foregone conclusion. An attack from the 
British fleet it was apprehended might occur at any moment. 
Acting on the impulse that this new fear gave them, the 
citizens fled with wives and children. Every conveyance 
however humble was employed in transporting valuables to 
a place of safety. The weather was unusually severe, which 
added greatly to the general distress. The rich knew not 
where to go, and the poor, thrown upon the charity of the 
neighboring towns, suii'ered terribly. The Committee of 
Safety which had heretofore been reviled beyond measure 
for their slowness in preparing for the defence of the city, 
now seemed to wake from their slumbers, and through their 
vigorous efforts confidence was restored. They may also 
be credited with those diplomatic measures by which a bom- 
bardment of the city by the fleet was averted. An occasional 
exchange of compliments between the "Honorable" Com- 
mittee, and the no less " Honorable " Captain of the Fleet, 
accompanied with a barrel of rum or cask of choice wine 
from the "Honorable" Committee, under a flag of truce, 
served as an effectual stay of proceedings. 

General Lee was shortly afterward superseded by Lord 



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Sterlinof, who in turn gave way to General Putnam, who as- 
sumed command of the city as also of the troops which now 
began rapidly to arrive from neighboring states, aided bj^ 
the New York Regiments summoned by Washington. The 
army assisted by the citizens, now commenced in earnest to 
place the city in shape for a vigorous defence. A line of 
fortifications reaching across the city on the line of Spring 
Street, was rapidly built; minor batteries capping every 
prominence commanding either the East or Hudson rivers. 
Saw logs were brought up from the lumber yards at the river 
sides, with which barricades were erected at the corners of 
prominent streets. Our Connecticut regiment meantime, 
concerned themselves more particularly with the construc- 
tion of a formidable work located on a hill, the site of which 
is marked by the present Catherine Market. When com- 
pleted, this work was called Waterbury's Battery, and here 
the regiment bivouacked until, called away to take an honor- 
able part in many deadly encounters, the glorious record of 
which, is written, in the history of the American Revolution. 



-j,*^. A list of some of the authorities consulted, as also 
quoted from in many instances. 

Amer. Hist. Rec, American Archives, Barber's Conn., 
Barber's N. Y., Booth's N. Y., Bancroft's U. S., Conn, in 
the Rev., Conn. Records, Dawson's City Hall Park, Diary 
of the Rev., Dawson's Battle of U. S., Doc. Hist, of N. Y., 
Gray don's Memoirs, Hadden's Journal, Humphrey's Putnam, 
Hollister's Conn., Huntington's Stamford, Irving's Washing- 
ton, Johnson's Campaigns of 1776, Lamb's Journal, Lamb's 
N. Y., Lossing's Field Book of Rev., Memorial Hist, of N. Y., 
Morse's Rev., Mag Amer. Hist., Spark's Correspondence, 
Stone's N. Y. Thacher's Mil. Jour. 



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RETURN OF COLONEL DllYlD WATERBURY, JR.'S REGIMENT. 



DAVID WATERBURY, Jr., Colonel. 

PHILIP BURR BRADLEY, Lieutenant Colonel. 

DAVID DIMON, Major. 

SAMUEL SQUIRE, Commissary. 



CAPTAIN MATTHEW MEAD'S COMPANY. 



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Lieutenants : James Betts, Gamaliel Taylor, Daniel St. John. 

First Sergeaftt, i8 Azor Betts. 

Sergeants : 19 Joshua Adams, 16 Thomas Betts, 19 Jonath. Raymond. 

Clerk, i6*Hez. Rogers. 

Corporals : 16 Alvan Hyat, 19 Giles Mallery, 19 Phineas Hankord, 

18 Jos. Rockwell. 

Drummer, 28 Danl. Hyat. 

Fifers : 19 Matthew Hanford and 17 Sam. DeForesst. ? 



1 6 Akin, Thomas 
16 Brown, Danl. 
.17 Brown, Jonath. 
16 Burrell, Samuel 

19 Betts, Mose. 

20 Comp,? Josiah 



PRIVATES. 

18 Hayt, Ezekiel 
18 Hawley, Elijah 
18 Hawlejs Ebenezer 
17 Hayt, Daniel 
20 Hurlbut, Gideon 



19 Martbers,? Noye.s 

18 Nash, Bela 

17 Nichols, Samuel 

19 Olmsted, Isaac 

20 Olmsted, Nathan 



18 Duning,Thaddeus 20 Johnson, William 
17 Dunning, Jr., David 18 Jezup, Joseph 
17 Darrow,? James 18 Keeler, Justus 
17 Gregory, Uriah. 18 Keeler, Aaron 
17 Gregory, Jr., Matth. 18 Keeler, Isaiah 



20 Johnson, Nathaniel 17 Persons, Barth. ? 

16 Raymond, Jonathan 

17 Starling, Nathanl. 



17 Gilbert, Moses. 



16 Kellogg, Elijah 



iS Si Heck, Deodate 
19 Smith, Samuel 
iS Smith, William 
17 St. John, Ezekiel 



17 Grumman, Aaron ? 17 Lockwood, Lambert 19 Trowbridge, Joseph 



18 Gilbert, Eben. 

16 Hyat, Jessee 

17 Hubbal, Salmon 

17 Hubbell, Zadock 

18 Higgins, William 



18 Lockwood, Stephen 19 Taylor, Josiah 

19 Lyon, Peletiah 19 Turrell, Nathaniel 

16 Lockwood, Jesse 19 Tuttle, Peter 

17 Mead, Elias 18 Whitney, Hezekiah 

18 Middlebrook, Jonat. 17 Wescutt, David, Jr. 



Note— No change has been made in the spelling of a name, even when obviously in 
error. When the spelling cannot be deciphered, aided by comparison, 
an interrogation mark ( ?) has been added. The numbers appearing at 
left of names are the days of the month of January 1776, when enlistments 
were made. Dates are not >jiven in all cases as they do not appear in 
original record. 



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CAPTAIH .5 KOBLE BENEDICT'S COMPANY. 



Lieiitenants : 15 James Clerk, 15 John Trowbridge. 

Ensign, 15 Daniel Hiscock. 

First Sergeant, 18 Nathan Taylor. 

Sergeants : 22 Nathaniel Ketchum, 20 Joel Hinman, 

18 Matthew Starr, 23 Benj. Dunning. 

Corporals : 22 Soi.oman Brown, 23 Elijah Starr, 22 Nath. Hayt^ 

iS Jessee Munson. 

Drummer, 22 John Comstock. 

Fifer, i3 Nathaniel Peck.. 



PRIVATES. 



22 Benedict, Eliakim 

22 Benedict, Jesse 

23 Brown, Jabez 
18 Benedict, Seth 

18 Benedict, Thomas Hicock 

18 Benedict, Samuel 

18 Benedict, William 

18 Bouton, David 

18 Black, Uriah 

18 Bishop, David 

23 Bunnel, Job 

24 Barnum, Lazerns 
18 Coller, Isaac 

18 Comstock, Enoch 

21 Curtis, Weight 

22 Clements, James 
24 Chapman, Saml. 

24 Crawford, Seth 

25 Demick, Perez 

22 Graham, Andrew 

23 Gray, Isaac 

26 Gage, Anthony 

20 Guthery, John 
18 Hockum, Luther 
18 Hayt, Eliazer 

21 Henman, Isaac 

22 Hayt, Thaddeus 
18 Hayt, James 

22 Hawley, Closten 



June, Eli 
Jarvis, Thomas 
Johnson, Ebenezer 
Johnson, Isaiah 
Lockwood, Nathaniel 
Northorp, Andrew 
Porter, Joshua 
Peck, John 
Peck, Eleany 
Peck, Eliphalet 
Pond, Phihp 
Feck, David 
Robinson, Nathaniel 
Silleck. Darling 
Stephens, Moses 
Stewart, Levi 
Stockes, Comfort 
Starr, Levi 
Starr, Thomas 
Starr, Nathan 
Stephens, Israel 
Sherwood, Abel 
Smith, Isaac 
Tuttle, Aai-on 
Taylor, Jabez 
Vinmg, Abijah 
Wagner, Adam 
Wood, Ezra 
Wbitlock, Nathan 



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^CAPTAIN MTHL. WEBBS COMPANY. 



Lieutenants: Sylvanus Knap, Charles Smith. 

Ensign, Jonathn. Warren, Jun. 

Sergeants : Isaac Hait, Annanias Weed, Nathl. Reynalls, 

Amos Smith. 

Clerk, Ebener. Wooster. 

Corporals: John Judson, Ranskord A. Ferris, Nathl. Webb, 3d, 

Gideon Scofield. 

Dritmmer, Saml. Closson. 

Fifer, Amos Lounsbery. 



PRIVATES. 



Bro'wn, John 
Davis, Abrm, 
Deforest, Reuben 
Finch, Saml. 
Fountain, Moses 
Fountain, Neas 
Finch, Nathan 
Husted, Nathan 
Hait, Jonathn 
Hait, Elijah 
Hait, 3d, ? Samuel 
Hait, Silas 
Ingersoll, Joseph 
June, Abnor 
June, Stephen 
June, Phineas 
June, Nathl. 
June, Willm. 
Knap, Boulton 
Knap, Jun. Peter 
Lounesbery, Mulmuth 
Lounesbery, Jun. Nathl. 
Lockwood, Willm. 
Lounesbery, Willm. 
Longwell,? Stephen 
Lockwood, Timothy 
Lounesbery, David 
Lounesbery, Jacob 
Mead, Stephen 
Newman, Israel 



Newman, Shubal 
Streit,? Raymond 
Smith, Jessee 
Scofield, 3d, Saml. 
Scofield, Elisha 
Smith, Nehemiah 
Scofield, 3d, John 
Scofield, Seth 
Smith, Joseph 
Smith, Junr. Josiah 
Smith, Stephen 
Seely, James 
Scofield,? Amos 
Smith, Peter 
Smith, Phmemon 
Scofield, 3d, Abrm. 
Scofield, Junr. Jacob 
Scofield, Junr. Sylvanus 
Weed, Junr. John 
Weed, Junr., Sylvanus 
Weed, Ell 
Warring, Ebener 
White, Willm. 
Weed, Junr. Isaa 
Weed, Jabish 
Wicks,? Henry 
Weed, Jessee 
Webb, Stephen 
Weed, 4th, David 
Weed, Junr. Amos 



♦No dates of enlistments are given with this company. 



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CAPTAIN DANIEL BENEDICT'S COMPANY. 



Lieutenants : Saml. Keeler, Wili.m. Seymour, 

Ensign, Jacob Silleck. 

Sergeants : Jeremiah Bell,? James Crawlky,? Peleg Bessy, 

David St. John. 

Clerk, Jedediah Rogers. 

Corporals : Justus Hait, John Bessy, Hezekiah Wood, James Weed. 

Drummer, r8 Saml. Nash. 

Fifer, i6 John Ells. 



PRIVATES. 



1 6 Abbot, Enoch 

i6 Benedict, Ezra 

i6 Benedict, Moses 

i6 Bigsby, Joseph 

i6 Bouton, Joseph 

i6 Benedict, Thaddeus 

1 6 Brown, Nathan 

1 6 Benedict, Eleazor 

1 6 Benedict, Thos. 

i6 Bishop, Peter 

1 8 Benedict, Stephen 

i6 Crissy, Willm. 

1 6 Comstock, Aaron 

i8 Crawford, Joseph 

1 8 Everett, Saml. 

i6 Frost, Stephen 

i6 Green, John 

1 6 Gardner, Willm. 

i6 Govara,? Saml. 

i6 Gibbs, Saml. 

1 8 Green, Asael 

i6 Hayt, Walter 

i6 Husted, Thaddeus 

1 6 Han ford, Eleazor 

i6 Husted, John 

1 6 How, Bowers 

i6 Hait, Jonathan 

i8 Hayt, Sylvanus 

1 8 Hayt, Wm. 

1 8 Hayt, Thos. 



i8 Hutihinson, Thos. 

i8 Jackson,? Stephen 

i6 Jones, Ephraim 

i6 Kellogg, Nathan 

i6 Kellogg, Jonathan 

1 6 Kellogg, Stephen 

1 6 Leathers, Joseph 

1 6 Lockwood, John 

1 8 Nash, Nathl. 

i6 Penoyer, (jold S. 

1 6 Quintard, James 

i6 Raymond, Josiah 

i6 Raymond, Stephen 

i6 Read, Hezekiah 

i6 Raymond, Issac 

i6 Raymond, Saml. Rice 

1 8 Scott, Eleazor 

i8 Smith, Nathan 

1 6 Stephens, Joseph 

i6 Seymour, Jonathan 

1 8 Tuttle, Levy 

i6 Weed, Stephen 

i6 Warring, James 

t8 Warren, Ephraim 

i6 Waterbury, Willm. 

1 8 Warring, Moses 

1 6 Weed, Seth 

1 6 Weed, Peter 

1 6 Youngs, Samuel 



*The roll of this company is made out by enlistments of squads under certain dates. 
The officers were all enlisted the 15th with two exceptions, which are noted. 
The company organization of the whole regiment probably held over from its 
first organization. 



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CAPTAIN SAML. WAKEMAN'S COMPANY. 



*Time of enlistment, January 15th, 1776. 

Lieutenants : 16 Saml. Seelv, 17 Josiah Lacy? 

Ensign, iS John Odle. 

Sergeants : 17 Nathan Wheler, 19 Nathan P. Jackson, 

iS Daniel Lacy, 19 Daniel Hoyt. 

Clerk, 19 Nathan Sely. 

Corporals : 17 James Patchen,? 19 Isaac Patchen,? 

17 Daniel Blackman, 19 Samuel Thorp. 

Drutnmers : Nehemiah Blackman, 22 Miles Oakley. 

Fifer, 16 WiLLM. Brothwell. 



PRIVATES. 



9 Bradley, Enos 

8 Burr, Jessee 

9 Bradley, Asa 

9 Bradley, Frances 
9 Bradley, Levi 
9 Bradley, Lymon? 
7 Brothwell, Josiah F. 
7 Bennet, Josiah W. 
7 Burnet, Charles 

5 Bulkley, Saml. 

3 Bardwells, Saml. 

6 Duncomb, John 
6 French, Jams. 

9 Gilbert, Andrew 
20 Gilbert, David 

5 Gregory, Eben 
9 Godsell, David 

6 Hawley, Ezra 

6 Hawley, Ephraim 

7 Hubbell, Asa 

6 Hayse,? John 

7 Hall, Matthew 

S Hendrix, Abnor 
9 Hoha — , ? John 



17 Jackson, David 

18 Jonas,? Jr., John 

19 Lyon, Saml. 

19 Lyon, Reuben 

17 Lacy, Zacheriah 

1 8 Morehouse, David 

17 Olmsted, Elijah 

20 Odle, Gershorn 
22 Roberson, Saml. 

19 Rowland, John 

1 8 Seely, Nathan 

16 Stirling, Stephen 

16 Shongan,? Seth 

17 Sherwood, David 

18 Sherwood, Zacheriah 

17 Seely, Joseph 
22 Thorp, David 

18 Torrel,? Asael 

17 Tredwell, Saml. 

18 Whitney, Levi 
16 Wakelee, Abel 
16 Worden, Samuel 
16 Wells, Stephen 



^Different times of enlistments appear witli the records of each company. They 
probably relate to the call. 



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='tAPTAIN WM. G. HOBBELL'S COMPANY. 



Lieutenant, Kent Wright. 

Ensign, Peter Penfield. 

Sergeajits : Wm. Philip, Bilea Trowbridge, Amos Graves, 

Dennis Hubbell, Wm. Towner. 

Corporals : Thatford Holmes, Isaac Hatch, Danl. Stephens. 

Fifer, Joseph Osborn. 



PRIVATES. 



Allen, John 
Bonnot, Joseph 
Conger, Jessey 
Conger, Joseph 
Carpenter, Bernard 
Cary, Eleazer 
Conger, Elijah 
Craw, Amon 
Cozier, Abel 
Cocksure, Jonah 
Davis, Paul 
Evens, Samuel 
Goram, John 
Gould, John 
Goram, Phineas 
Hubbell, Gilead 
Howland, Obadiah 



Husted, Saml. 
Hall, Talmage 
Hollister, Jonathn 
Lacy, John F. 
Murry, Warren 
McCartee, Jeremiah 
Pitts, Caleb 
Page, Stephen 
Philips, Geruel 
Richardson, Saml. 
Richardson, Wm. 
Smith, Luke 
Stephens, Amos 
Taylor, Ezra 
Worden, James 
White, David 
Woodruflf, Wm. 



*No dates of enlistments of this companj' are given. 



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CAPTAIN ZALMON REED'S COMPANY. 



Lieutenants : Willm. Hawley, John Davis. 

Sergeants : 23 Danl. Durkom, 20 Timothy Blakeman, 

iS Stephen Sankord. 

Clerk, 18 Elijah Burr. 

Corporals : iS Philip Burrit,? 18 Samuel Platt, 

Fifers : 20 Saml. French, 18 Aaron Morehouse. 

Drummer, 23 Gershorn Solomon. 



PRIVATES. 



18 Andrews, Peter 
18 Byington, John 
18 Burr, Nathan 
18 Bulkley, Jabez 
18 Burr, Stephen 
18 Burr, Ezekiel 
20 Bennet, Aaron 
20 Barly, Daniel 
18 Cosly,? Nathan 
23 Couch, John 
20 Dayton, Lilus ? 
20 Dotteu,? Benjamin 
20 Fairchild, Samuel 
18 Fitch, Asael 
20 Goram, Isaac 
18 Gould, Lemuel 
23 Gray, John 
23 Goram, Ebenr. 



23 Gilbert, Joel 
23 Godfry, Isaa 
1 8 HoUsbert,? John 
rS Hopkins, Henry 
18 Jackson, Joseph 
18 Johnes, John 
18 Merchant, John 
18 Meker, Jerod. 
20 Merrit, John 
20 Nickols, Ely 
20 Platt, Jonas 
18 Patchen, Eben. 
iS Perry, Isaa 
20 Rower, Hezekiah 
20 Read, Zalmon 
23 Rockwell, Joseph 
18 Smith, Joel 
18 Sanford, Peter 



CAPTAIN 15 EBEN. JONES' COMPANY. 



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LieutciiLnUs : 15 Gamaliel Northrop, 15 Akram Gray, 

Ensign, 15 Thomas Hobby. 

Sergeants : 15 Ebenr. Olmsted, 15 Job Smith, 16 John St. John, 

16 Abrm. Mead. 
Corporals : 15 John Keeler, 16 Jacob Conklin, 15 Seymour Bouton, 
16 Azor Hurlbutt. 

Driiniiner, 16 John Mead. 
Fifer, 16 Amos Lock wood. 



PRIVATES. 



Addon ton, Willm. 
Benedict, Abijah 
Betts, Gilead 
Beerb, Elnathan 
Baker, Bartholomew 
Benedict, Jessee 
Banks, Samuel 
Banks, Obadiah 
Bumsted, John 
Balden, Philemon 
Barber, John 

b Bouton, Jesse 

6 Bird, Willm. 
Coley, Ezra 
Dutton, David 
Finch, Saml. 
Forrester, Arthor 
Gorman,? Charles 
Green, Caleb 
Gates, David 

6 Hine, Jerod 

6 Hayt, David 

6 Hays, Abm. 

6 Hamlin, Barnabas 

6 Jones, Jacob 

9 Jackson, Reuben 

5 Jacklin,? Eben. 

5 Keeler, Paul 



6 Keeler, Jabey 
6 Mead, Matthew 
6 Merrit, Peter 

Meaker, Soloman 
6 Nash, Ezra 
6 Nor thorp, James 
6 Persons, Theodosius 
6 Peck, Daniel 
C Randol, Joseph 
6 Rementon, Stephen 
9 Rossequie,? John 
6 Sherwood, Jonathan 
6 Sears, Comfort 
6 Stephens, Zacheriah 
6 Smith, Nehemiah 
6 Silleck, Nathl. 
9 Scribner, Asa 
6 Starr, Noah 
6 Smith, Matthew 
6 Truesdrell, John 
9 Tuttle, Aaron 
6 Taylor, Joshua 
6 Taylor, Jonathan 
6 Taylor, John 
6 Thomas, Daniel 
6 Waterhous, Josiah 
6 Weed, Timothy 
6 Wood, Jared 



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CAPTAIN ABRM. MEAD'S COMPANY. 



Lieutenants: George Peck, Sylvanus Mead, Ehenk. Mead. 

Sergeants : 18 Elijah Mead, 18 James Ferris, 20 Gershorm Lockwood, 

18 Joseph Knap. 

Clerk, 18 Jeremiah Mead. 

Corporals : 17 Ebenr. W. Phiney, 18 Mileton Lockwood, 

18 Peter Mead, 18 Joseph Judson. 

Drummer, iS Willm. Seymour. 

Fifer, 20 Daniel Mead. 



PRIVATES. 



19 Addington, Ebenr. 

20 Adams, Jonathan 
20 Austin, John 

20 Austen, Nathaniel 
20 Blake, William 
20 Banks, Daniel 
20 Brighton, John 
20 Brown, Nath. 
20 Bush, Justin 

Blake, Willm., Jun. 
20 Clerk, James 
20 Depew, John 
iS Drayton, Jonah 
18 Dun, Danl., Jun. 
18 Ferris, Andrew 
18 Finch, Abrm. 
18 Ferris, Jabez 
18 Ferris, Jephet 
18 Ferris, Pack? 
18 Ferris, Soloman 
18 Ferris, Caleb 
18 How, Ebenr. 



20 Jones, Thomas 
i<; Knap, Abrm. 
18 Knap, Charles 
20 Knap, Titus 
20 Knap, Titus, Jun. 
20 Knap, Timothy 
iS Knap, Joseph 
iS Lyon, Amos 
iS Lockwood, Philip 
iS Mead, Solomon 
20 Mead, Jonas 
18 Newman, Abrm. 

18 Peck, Abijah 

19 Palmer, Josiah 

20 Palmer, Jeremiah 

19 Palmer, Smith 
18 Peck, Edward 

18 Rundle,? Charles 
18 Sutton, Daniel 

20 Worden, Noah 
20 Wilson, David 



■XAPTAIN SYLVANUS BROWN'S COMPANY. 



Lieutenants : Jesse Bell, Simeon Silleck. 

Ensign, Saml. Hait. 

Sergeants : Saml. Gaurnsey, Jqsiah Scofield, Phineas Waterhury, 

Benjm. Scofield. 

Clerk, John Waterbury. 

Corporals : Jof.l Weed, James Wilson, Jacob Scofield, 

Jonathan Bishop. 

Drttinuier, Elnathan Holly. 

Fifers, John Morehouse, John Wolsey. 



PRIVATES. 



Ayres, John 
Blackman, Joseph 
Bell, Jun. Francis 
Bishop, Jacob 
Bell, Eben 
Brown, James 
Blanchard, Jacob 
Bates, Samuel 
Curtis, Timothy 
Gailord, Samuel 
Garnsey, Zacheus 
Hait, Jonathan 
Hait, Josiah 
Hait, Nathan 
Hayse, John 
Hait, Gary 
Holly, Isaac 
Hutton, James 
Jones, Lewis 
Jones, Isaac 
Lounesbery, James 
Lockwood, Eliphalet 
Lewis, Nathaniel 
Marshall, Willm. 



Marshall, Henry 
Mathers, John 
Mills, John 
Maltbie, David 
Nichols, Abel 
Pangman, Stephen 
Provost, Samuel 
Rogers, James 
Suard, David 
Smith, Abraham 
Stephens, Nathan 
Scofield, Jonathan 
Slauson, Rowland 
Silleck, Thomas 
Weed, Scudder 
Weed, Gideon 
Weed, Eliphalit 
Weed, Miles 
Webb, Phineas 
Waterbury, 3d, Peter 
Wyatt, Henry 
Whitney, Plat 
Whitney, Jun. Daniel 
Whitney, Darling. 



'This whole company seems to have signed the roll the same dajs viz. the i8th of 
January, 1776. 



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